USCAP Tutorial in Pathology of the GI Tract, Pancreas and Liver 2026

• Target Audience: pathologists, and pathologists-in-training
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• Information:

Original release date: April 7, 2026

Target Audience

Practicing academic and community pathologists, and pathologists-in-training

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, learners will be able to:

Discuss criteria to facilitate distinction between different causes of esophagitis and gastritis

Evaluate biopsy samples from patients with malabsorptive symptoms

Classify patterns of colitis and recognize medication-related injuries

Recognize inflammatory and neoplastic conditions of the anus and appendix

Discuss biopsy interpretation of the liver

Discuss diagnostic criteria for pancreatic pathology

Formulate differential diagnoses for mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract

• Topics:

Liver Anatomy and Histology – John Hart, MD

Metabolic Diseases of the Liver – Sanjay Kakar, MD

Medication Related Injury and Infections in the Liver – John Hart, MD

Hepatitic and Biliary Patterns of Liver Injury: The Art and Science of Pattern Recognition – Sanjay Kakar, MD

Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Anal Pathology – Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD

Approach to Early Esophageal and Gastric Neoplasia – Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD

Interpretation of Immunohistochemical Biomarkers in Gastrointestinal Cancers – Rondell P. Graham, MBBS

Solid Tumors of the Liver and Bile Ducts – Rondell P. Graham, MBBS

Beyond Typical Hepatitic and Biliary Diseases: Vascular and Other Unusual Patterns of Liver Injury – Sanjay Kakar, MD

Patterns of Esophagitis and Their Meaning – Rhonda K. Yantiss, MD

Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: The Role of Immunohistochemistry (Stay in Control!) – Jason L. Hornick, MD, PhD

Reporting Endoscopic Samples of GI Tumors – Rhonda K. Yantiss, MD

Common and Uncommon Gastritides – Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD

Appendicitis and Appendiceal Neoplasia – Rhonda K. Yantiss, MD

When to Suggest the Possibility of GI Polyposis Syndrome in Routine Surgical Pathology Sign-Out – John Hart, MD

Breakfast with the Expert, John Hart, MD Shares His All-Time Favorite Cases – John Hart, MD

GIST and Mimics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Jason L. Hornick, MD, PhD

Approach to Chronic Colitis in 2026 – Nicole C. Panarelli, MD

Cystic and Vascular Tumors of the Liver – Rondell P. Graham, MBBS

Even Less Common Mesenchymal Tumors in the GI Tract – Jason L. Hornick, MD, PhD

Biopsy Diagnosis of Common and Emerging Enteropathies – Nicole C. Panarelli, MD

Tumors of the Gallbladder and Ampulla – Olca Basturk, MD

Neuroendocrine and Other Solid Cellular Tumors of the Pancreas in Biopsy and Resection Specimens – Olca Basturk, MD

Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Systemic Diseases in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patients – Nicole C. Panarelli, MD

Neoplasms of the Pancreatic Ducts: Frozen Sections, Small Biopsies, and Challenging Resection Specimens – Olca Basturk, MD